Mazda wants to release a compact crossover CX-3

Mazda plans to build a compact crossover with an index designation CX-3 on the basis of the next generation of the Mazda2 hatchback, Kolesa.ru reports.

The appearance of the new "SUV" will be designed in a single stylistics with MAZDA CX-5 and Mazda6 cars, so we can expect that the most striking designer surveys will be the radiator in the form of a shield, narrow front headlights and stuffy wheel arches.

A compact crossover, designed using Skyactiv technologies, will receive compact power plants compact in volume.

According to Autoevolution , the engines gamut will include a 1.6-liter diesel unit and a turbocharged 1.3-liter gasoline engine.

The model will appear on the market exclusively in monotive design.

It is expected that the mass production of Mazda CX-3 starts in 2014.

The approximate cost of the car will be 13, 000 pounds.